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Lorraine Gutiérrez, Adrienne Dessel, and Amy Westmoreland Published in Equity and Excellence in EducationLEO Lecturer Adrienne Dessel, U-M alumni Amy Westmoreland, and Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez's article, "Reducing Heterosexism in African American Christian Students: Effects of Multicultural Education Courses", was published in Equity and Excellence in Education. The study examines the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching students about diversity, equity, and social justice.
- August 24, 2016
David Cordova and Jorge Delva Published in Behavioral MedicineAssistant Professor David Cordova and Professor Jorge Delva's article, "The Usability and Acceptability of an Adolescent mHealth HIV/STI and Drug Abuse Preventive Intervention in Primary Care" was published in Behavioral Medicine.
- August 5, 2016
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- Reuben Miller Responds to Alton Sterling Shooting in The Huffington Post
Assistant Professor Reuben Miller wrote a blog post for The Huffington Post regarding the Alton Sterling shooting entitled, “I can’t write fast enough”.
- July 12, 2016
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Paula Allen-Meares Selected as Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by American Public Health AssociationDean Emerita Paula Allen-Meares will be honored as this year's recipient of the Insley-Evans Public Health Social Worker of the Year by the Award's Committee of the Public Health Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association. A reception will be held in her honor during the Association's annual meeting on 11/1/2016.
- July 6, 2016
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Laura Lein and Luke Shaefer's Books on Poverty and Welfare Referenced in VoxDean Laura Lein and Associate Professor Luke Shaefer's books, “Making Ends Meet: How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-Wage Work” and “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” respectively, were both referenced in the Vox article, “‘If the goal was to get rid of poverty, we failed’: the legacy of the 1996 welfare reform”.
- June 21, 2016
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Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters Ranked High Impact Female Social Work ScholarsProfessors Lorraine Gutierrez and Linda Chatters were ranked high impact female social work scholars in the article, “Citation Impact of Women in Social Work: Exploring Gender and Research Culture” which was published in Research on Social Work Practice.
- June 1, 2016
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Rogerio Pinto Selected as Faculty Affiliate at Global REACH (U-M Medical School)Associate Professor Rogerio Pinto was selected as a Faculty Affiliate at Global REACH, which helps facilitate and promote U-M Medical School international initiatives in research, education, and collaborations in health.
- May 28, 2016
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- Lorraine Gutiérrez Selected as Recipient of 2016 School of Social Work Distinguished Faculty Award
Professor Lorraine M. Gutiérrez was recognized with the School of Social Work 2016 Distinguished Faculty Award. The Distinguished Faculty Award is intended to recognize a current governing faculty member in the School of Social Work who has achieved national recognition in scholarship, demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring, provided outstanding service to the School and the University, and/or contributed significantly to the professional community.
- May 13, 2016
- Susan Crabb Selected as Recipient of 2016 School of Social Work Distinguished Lecturer
Susan K. Crabb, field educator/lecturer/field liaison, has made the world her classroom by embracing the teacher-learner paradigm and approaching interactions and exchanges through a lens of lifelong/wide learning. In the classroom she is a well regarded instructor earning consistently positive reviews from students as well as professionals. She demonstrates creativity in teaching social work competencies and ethics.
- May 13, 2016
Robert Taylor Named Harold R. Johnson Professor of Social WorkRobert Joesph Taylor was installed as the Harold R. Johnson Professor of Social Work on March 6. Taylor delivered an installation address "Family and Church Support Networks of Older African Americans" highlighting his research. He is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the informal social support networks (i.e., family, friends and church members) of adult and elderly Black Americans as well as religious participation among African Americans.
He is the founding editor of African American Research Perspectives and is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Marriage and the Family and Race and Social Problems. Taylor was ranked number one in the top 20 most cited African American scholars in social work.
- March 8, 2016